Full-Hard (H04) C77000 Nickel Silver
H04 C77000 nickel silver is C77000 nickel silver in the H04 (full hard) temper. The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare H04 C77000 nickel silver to: wrought copper-nickels (top), all copper alloys (middle), and the entire database (bottom). A full bar means this is the highest value in the relevant set. A half-full bar means it's 50% of the highest, and so on.
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
120 GPa 17 x 106 psi
Elongation at Break
3.0 %
Poisson's Ratio
0.31
Rockwell B Hardness
92
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness
78
Shear Modulus
46 GPa 6.7 x 106 psi
Shear Strength
360 MPa 52 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
630 MPa 91 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
590 MPa 85 x 103 psi
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion
200 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
180 °C 360 °F
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
1050 °C 1930 °F
Melting Onset (Solidus)
1000 °C 1840 °F
Specific Heat Capacity
400 J/kg-K 0.095 BTU/lb-°F
Thermal Conductivity
29 W/m-K 17 BTU/h-ft-°F
Thermal Expansion
17 µm/m-K
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
5.5 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
6.0 % IACS
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price
31 % relative
Density
8.3 g/cm3 520 lb/ft3
Embodied Carbon
4.1 kg CO2/kg material
Embodied Energy
63 MJ/kg 27 x 103 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
300 L/kg 36 gal/lb
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
18 MJ/m3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
1420 kJ/m3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
8.1 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
20 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
21 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
20 points
Thermal Diffusivity
8.8 mm2/s
Thermal Shock Resistance
22 points
Alloy Composition
| Cu | 53.5 to 56.5 | |
| Zn | 22.7 to 30 | |
| Ni | 16.5 to 19.5 | |
| Mn | 0 to 0.5 | |
| Fe | 0 to 0.25 | |
| Pb | 0 to 0.050 | |
| res. | 0 to 0.5 |
All values are % weight. Ranges represent what is permitted under applicable standards.
Followup Questions
Further Reading
ASTM B151: Standard Specification for Copper-Nickel-Zinc Alloy (Nickel Silver) and Copper-Nickel Rod and Bar
ASTM B122: Standard Specification for Copper-Nickel-Tin Alloy, Copper-Nickel-Zinc Alloy (Nickel Silver), and Copper-Nickel Alloy Plate, Sheet, Strip, and Rolled Bar
Copper: Its Trade, Manufacture, Use, and Environmental Status, Gunter Joseph, 2001
Properties and Selection: Nonferrous Alloys and Special-Purpose Materials, ASM Handbook vol. 2, ASM International, 1993